Loring Park, Minneapolis
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Loring Park is a neighborhood in the Central Community of
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. Located on the southwest corner of downtown Minneapolis, it also lends its name to
Loring Park Loring Park is a park in the Loring Park neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota. History Loring Park was established in 1883 after the passage of the Park Act, which first created the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board. The park was firs ...
, the largest park in the neighborhood. The official boundaries of the neighborhood are
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to the west,
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to the north, 12th Street to the northeast, Highway 65 to the east, and
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to the south. It is located in
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Neighborhood characteristics

Loring Park is locally known for its diverse social environment and as a nexus for many arts and cultural events, boasting over 300 businesses and institutions. Loring Park hosts the annual
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Festival and is the end location of the
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. The Loring Park District, according to its official site, offers the "quintessential urban lifestyle," a blend of "condominium and apartment living." The philosophy of the district is one of coalescence: it seeks to mix the old with the new, desiring to become quaint and charming through its combining of the modern with the "historic brownstone." The Loring Greenway connects Nicollet Mall with Loring Park. The park is surrounded by apartment buildings, many dating from the early 1900s, although recent construction in the area has brought many new town homes and condominiums to the area. In 1972, the Loring Park Development District was created to use tax increment financing to demolish older apartment buildings in an approximately 10-block area and build new higher density buildings and commercial development, such as the Hyatt hotel on Nicollet. The Loring Greenway was created as part of this district. The neighborhood includes part of the Harmon Place Historic District.


Notable buildings

* 430 Oak Grove * Basilica of St. Mary * St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral *
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Demographics

In the 2020 Census, 9,718 people lived in the Loring Park neighborhood. According to the 5-year American Community Survey (ACS) data for 2017-2021, 72% of residents were white, 10.9% were Black, 4.7% Asian, 4.6% two or more races, and 5.3% Hispanic or Latino. The neighborhood is majority renters. In the 2017-2021 ACS data, 68.6% of housing units were occupied by renters and 19.6% by owners. The average household size was 1.3 for both owners and renters.


Gallery

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References


External links


Minneapolis Neighborhood Profile - Loring Park

Loring Park Neighborhood Plan, 2013

Citizens for a Loring Park Community

Loring Business Association

All of Minneapolis, Loring Park Day 1

All of Minneapolis, Loring Park Day 2
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